My Mission:

Some say I’m a designer. Others say I’m a creative strategist. What I do is get into the shoes of users and customers. I think about the pains and gains of customers and ask myself what I can design to help the overall experience. I guess you could say I enjoy sitting in the middle of sales teams, executives, and customers. For me, design isn’t just visual. It’s not just graphics. It’s problem solving. On a daily basis, I use research, strategy, brainstorming, wireframing, visual design, and prototyping to hone customer experiences. I enjoy improving the lives of others. That’s what I’m all about.

What others say about me:

Jason has the rare combination of top notch design talent as well as the ability to implement those designs through front-end development. He is a pleasure to work with and always goes the extra mile to truly understand customer needs. He is truly able to translate customer requirements into world class UI/UX designs. Jason is almost like an entire product design team in 1 person.

Sam GutmannEntrepeneur and Investor

I worked with Jason at an early stage venture-backed startup. He approaches his work with professionalism, energy, and excellence. He can sketch a UI on a napkin, design it, and code it. He has a complete understanding of the buyer’s journey framework, which is tremendously helpful. Jason is a guy you want on your team. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Jason and hope to work with him again.

Eric WebsterSVP and GM at Accelerite

Jason is a combination of some the most important things you look for in a designer. He’s not only a good designer but he’s passionate about design and he’s always hungry to learn more.
It was a pleasure working with Jason and I’d welcome the opportunity to do so again.

TrademarksUSA - 2001

Creativity 33 - 2004

Awwwards.com - 2011

Maggie Award- 2011

Outstanding Graphic Design Award - 2003

Presented by California State University, Fullerton

Silver Medal, Design Competition - 2002

Presented by California State University, Fullerton

SKILLS

User Experience Design (UX)

My goal is always to provide users with something that ‘feels right’. This is achieved through using techniques such as user shadowing, card-sorting, wire-framing, and prototyping. I also do visual UI design as well, and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop are my tools of choice. I use InVision App to create high-fidelity clickable prototypes.

Visual Identity

Visual consistency is as important as great content. I know how to create a visual identity that is attractive to customers. Similar to fishing, it starts with knowing your fish. Once you know who you’re fishing for, you design a bait that smells good, looks good, and tastes good to your target audience. My design work has been featured in 2 design books, and I won an award for logo design.

Online Marketing

I understand how organic and paid traffic works. I understand things like page rank, and click-through-rate. I know how to improve organic traffic through a content strategy, and lower cpc through long-tail keywords. I understand that the center of the online world is search and not a single web site. Getting online customers requires identifying where customers are, joining them, and solving their problems while raising brand awareness.

Mobile Prototyping

Car designers design for an optimal driving experience but they don’t physically build the car. I do the same with mobile apps. I design mobile experiences that ensure brand consistency and great usability. I use Balsamiq for loose mobile wire-framing, Sketch for visual design, and Justinmind for interactive mobile prototyping.